4/21/2008

SUCCESS STORY. WWF

The world Wide Fund for Nature
Everybody knows the panda that is the symbol of WWF, the World Wide Fund for Nature. WWF is the biggest conservation organization in the world.

LOOK! Cheerleaders in the USA


There are 3.3 million cheerleaders in the USA. Nearly all American sports teams have professional or amateur cheerleaders.
Cheerleading is a glamorous sport!!
It's fun, but it's also a very competitive sport!!
The first cheer was invented in 1880 at Princeton University American Football game.
Ray, ray, ray!
Tiger, tiger, tiger!
Sis, sis,sis!
Boom boom boom!
AAAAAAAAh!
Princeton, princeton, PRincetoon!

REPORT.Britain's young photographers

Every year, RSPCA organizes a competition for young people to take photos of animals. Here are four winners.



Megan McCubbin
(12 years old)

Megan was in a bot in Scotland when she took this photo of hungry gannets.







Alex Worthington (10 years old)

Alex took a few pictures of this chamaleon at an animal park in England. The chamaleon is looking at him.





Isabella Williams (13 years old)

Can you see the cat in this plant pot? It is Baby Kitty, the cat at Isabella's grandmother's house in Californa, USA.





Sophie Livsey (11 years old)
Sophie was taking photos of flowers in her garden when this frog jumped out.


CRAZY. Fun paper shredders


Do you have letters that you don't want your parents to read? Well, here's the perfect gtadget-a paper shredder. You put the paper in the frog or the cow's mouth, and wind...

4/15/2008

PEOPLE. Eva Longoria


Name: Eva Jcqueline Longoria Parker
Date of birth: 15 March, 1975
Age: 23
Srtar sign: Pisces
Place of birth: Texas, USA
Eva Longoria, The Mexican-American actress, plays the beautiful ex-model Gabrielle Solis in Desesperate Housewife.
She grew up on a ranchin Texas. She has a university degree in kinesiology. After winnig a talent contest, she went to Los Angeles, California, to became an actress.


MUSIC.Dido





















After 20 million albums sold, the British pop singer is back with a new album. She made the album in Los Angeles, California. "I'm inspired by the great songwriting tradition in America. I love getting in my car and going on long drives and writing songs," she says.

Her real name is Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong!!



CINEMA.Nim's Island



A girl called Nim lives on an Australian island with her father. She is friends with three animals: a sea lion, a turtle and a lizard. But her father disappears at sea, so Nim asks for help from her hero: adventurer Alex Rover. But in fact Alex Rover is a fictional character, invented by a timid writer also named Alex Rover. Will Alex leave New York to help Nim?

MY WORLD. Chocolate fuel


Chocolate isn't just delicious... it can produce fuel too. Two British adventures travelled from England to Mali, West Africa, in vehicles that use biodiesel made from chocolate. They say the saved 15 tonnes of carbon emissions. But did they eat some chocolate too?




3/26/2008

SUCCESS STORY. The Coca-Cola story


Every day, people drink one billion Coca-Colas. But most people probably don't know that it was originally a medicinal syrup!

Coca-Cola was invented by Doctor Jhon Pemberton in Atlanta, USA, in 1886.
In 1895, people all over America were drinking Coca-Cola!
Was transported to Europa jor the first time in 1928, for the Olympic games in Amsterdam.
Today, there are 27 varieties of Coke, and Coca-Cola owns 400 brands(including Fanta and Sprite) that are sold in 200 countries.
But the formula is still a secret...kept in a vault in Atlanta, USA!





















LOOK! The Taj Mahal, India


















The Taj Mahal is not only the most famous monument in India, it is a symbol of eternal love.

A beautiful love story
Emperor Shah Jahan was inconsolable when his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, died. His hair turned grey and he had to wear glasses because of his constant crying. Shah Jahan decided to commemorate the memory of Mumtaz with a beautiful mausoleum: The Taj Mahal.

REPORT. Happy Valentine's Day!

Saint Valentine is the patron of lovers. And St. Valentine's Day, on 14 February, is celebrated all over the world.



Here are five most successful romantic films:
1. Gone with the wind
2. Titanic
3. Grease
4. Sleeping beauty
5. Love Story

Valentine's symbols
Hearts, roses and cupids are the most popular symbols of Valentine's Day. Cupid was the son of Venus, the Roman goddess of love and beauty. Red is the colour of Valentine's Day because it is the colour of a heart.



CRAZY. Bubble record

There was a very bubbly atmosphere at the London Science Museum last November!
"Bubbleologist" Sam Heath created an enormous soap bubble around 50 schoolchildren. Sam used a metal hoop with a cirumference of 12 metres. It's a new world record.
Strange but true

PEOPLE. Alicia Keys


The princess of soul.


After two-year absence the American singer is back with a new positive attitud, new look and a new soul album As I Am.



She is beautiful :)

CINEMA. P.S: I love you

Holly Kennedy(Hilary Swank) loves her husband Gerry. When Gerry dies, Holly is devastated. But Gerry had plans for the future. After he dies, Holly recives a series of letters telling her to go out. All the letters have the same ending: "P.S, I love you". With the help of her best friends, Holly starts a touching and funny voyage of self-discovery. This is a film about love and friendship. It's a perfect film to see on Valentine's Day!!

I read the book of this film and I cried. It's a very nice book. I recomend it to people who likes reading and people who is romantic. :)


One scene of a film.

MY WORLD. Valentine's day present

Perfume is a favourite present for Valentine's Day, and now there's a variety especially for dogs! A London comany created the perfume, which costs 38pounds(53€). So there will be a lot more smelly dogs in the streets!!


If you have a dog, you'll must buy it!! ;)